Mother mourns ‘angel’ girl, 2, killed after falling into family pond on Christmas Day
A two-year-old girl died after falling into a family pond while on Christmas Day.
Isobel Wallace was discovered in the water feature after going out into the garden during the festive celebrations at her family’s new home in Doncaster.
Her family attempted CPR while emergency services arrived but the little girl was declared dead in hospital.
In a tribute to her daughter, Isobel’s mother Tamara said she was a ‘magic girl’ with ‘adventure and fire’ in her soul.
She said: ‘Everyone who knows Isobel and us knows how gifted she was and that she lived more in her two years than some children did in a life time.’
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Tamara, who is pregnant with a son, said Isobel would be ‘Mummy and daddy’s Christmas angel’.
‘We will raise her baby brother the same way and he will know he has a sister and that she is and will continue to be amazing’, she said.
‘She will always be part of us.’
Launching a GoFundMe page for a memorial fairy garden, Isobel’s aunt Abigail Maxwell called her niece a ‘darling angel girl’.
She wrote on the fundraiser page: ‘Isobel was the happiest, smiliest, most adventurous & curious little girl. She lit up the lives of everyone.
‘Aaron, Tamara, the whole family and everyone who knows of Isobel… all of us are absolutely heartbroken. As you can imagine, this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to parents, to lose their baby.. she was so happy, so loved & they were the best parents who gave her the most wonderful life.’
Ms Maxwell added that the pond was ‘not there by choice’ and had fencing surrounding it while the family’s ‘forever home’ was being renovated.
The memorial would be a place where Isobel’s ‘magical personality can be remembered and her spirit live on’, she said.
‘After sharing this devastating news, I’ve been reminded of the community around us & know how much many want to help, so please help where you can & hug your own babies extra tight, today and everyday’, she said.
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